Javad Mahjoub

Javad Mahjoub (26 May 1991-) was an Iranian judoka who is most famous for backing out of the 2011 Judo World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics to avoid playing with Israeli athletes.

Biography
Javad Mahjoub was born on 26 May 1991 in Chenaran, Iran, and he began his judoka career with the 2010 Asian Games. At the 2011 Judo World Cup in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he decided to lose a match against a German athlete rather than play against Israeli athlete Or Sasson, as this would ensure that he did not necessarily back down from fighting the Israeli athlete and therefore prevent Iran from being suspended from the world cup. He also claimed that he had a digestive system infection to avoid having to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics against Arik Ze'evi, a move that was praised by Iranian Minister of Sports Mohammad Abbasi.